old man harbour seal or next bond villain?
Harbour seals are what we refer to as 'true seals', as they fall under the Phocidae when it comes to Pinnipeds. There are a bunch of morphological factors that determine a marine mammal is a 'true seal' or not. One major basic is that they have very little manoeuvrability when on land, it is quite amusing to watch and always brings slight smile to my face. Also, it is hard to tell from the photo below but they do propel themselves in the water by using their hind flippers moving them side to side (lateral undulations)- somewhat like how a fish swims. Also, no external ear structure - you can see his hole in the side of his head.
Harbour seals you can frequently encounter around local boat ramps - this is due to the simple fact that they might get some food/scraps from fisherman as they return to the ramp after a day/morning of fishing. They are somewhat territorial and once they do find a good place to get easy food they stay. Hence this old guy hanging around one of the local boat ramps, whom as you can see only has one eye. He knows its likely he will get an easy meal if he is close by and has no problem coming right up to people, which is awesome for taking his photo..
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Really beautifull nature and eyes catching photography
Yes, the truth is that it is a work for this commendable, a whole dedication to coordinate the moment for taking the photo.Felicitacines.
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He is very intelligent, he learned to survive with what he collects near the shore, thank you for sharing your experience
you got to adapt in order to survive
Yes he does have a rather sneaky look about him doesn't he!
slightly sinister almost, right?
Yes! I wouldn't mess with him!
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what animal is that? I just saw it
It is a harbour seal
is he harmless?
pretty much.
whether to adult the color remains like that?
Why they eyes of that seal is very weird. It's as if it's looking back at me. Haha! I guess I need a lot of sleep.
Each publication is better than the previous one without a doubt, thanks to you I know every day a little more of the beloved marine world and its wonders developed in each species THANK YOU MANY THANKS
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Thank you very much for reading my content, your publications increase my love for the marine world
Great photo. UP4YOU :)